Escorted Tours
Upon arrival at Negombo Airport, you will be met by a representative and transferred to your hotel for check-in. After checking into your hotel, the rest of the day is free at leisure. Meals: Dinner
After breakfast, check-out of your hotel in Negombo and travel to Anuradhapura. Upon arrival in Anuradhapura, check-in to the hotel. Afterwards, you will be transferred to visit the Anuradhapura Site. Anuradhapura is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the North Central part of the Island. It was the First Capital (5th Century B.C. - 9th Century A.D.), the centre of the Island's Buddhist civilisation and undoubtedly the grandest City of Ancient Sri Lanka. In antiquity and interest, it is equal to any ancient 'buried city' in the world. The oldest historically documented tree on earth 'The Sri Maha Bodhi', which is over 2,200 years old, was brought here as a sapling and is where the Buddha attained enlightenment. Some of the main attractions of Anuradhapura include the Island's oldest Buddhist Shrines, some dating back to the 3rd Century B.C., impressive white 'Dagabas' (Relic Chambers) and monuments embellished with handsome stone carvings or sculpture, pleasure gardens, beautifully executed stone baths and ponds as well as a superb irrigation system of reservoirs and canals. Specific places to visit are the Brazen Palace (2nd Century B.C.) with 1,600 significant stone columns that remain from a magnificent multistorey residence for Monks, which was an engineering marvel at the time and Ruwanweli Seya (2nd Century B.C.), which is the most famous of all the Dagoba's and was originally depicted the perfect. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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After breakfast, your will travel to the northern part of Sri Lanka. En route, you will visit the Jaffna Fort, which was built by the Portuguese in 1619 before being rebuilt by the Dutch in the second half of the 18th Century. It is the second largest Fort that remains intact. Afterwards, you will check-in to your hotel in Jaffna for dinner and your overnight stay. This evening, enjoy a City Walking Tour of Jaffna before travelling back to the hotel for dinner and your overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, we will depart Jaffna and travel to Kanthodarai Temple before continuing on to Trincomalee. Kanthodarai Temple is a small hamlet and Archaeological site in Chunnakam Town, which is a suburb in the Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Known as Kadiramalai in the ancient period, the area served as a famous Emporium City and Capital of Tamil Kingdoms in the Jaffna Peninsula of North Eastern Ceylon from classical antiquity. Upon arrival in Trincomalee, check-in to the hotel before embarking on a city tour where we visit Trinco Bazaar and Munneshwaram Temple. This evening, visit Fort Fedrick, also known as Trincomalee Fort or Fort of Triquillimale. This Fort was built by the Portuguese at Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and completed in 1624 C.E, which was built on the Swami Rock-Konamamalai from the debris of the world famous Ancient Hindu Koneswaram Temple. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before spending your day free at leisure to relax or explore on your own. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before travelling to Dambulla. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel. This afternoon, visit Minneriya National Park, which is located between Habarana and Polonnaruwa. Covering an area of 8,890 hectares, this park is an ideal place for Elephant and Leopard watching. The vegetation of this park is mixed with evergreen and scrub areas. The important feature of this park is the Minneriya Tank built in the 3rd Century. During the dry season Minneriya Tank becomes the ideal place to observe the natural wildlife. Minneriya National Park is home to 24 species of mammals, 160 species of birds, 75 species of butterflies, 9 species of amphibians, 26 species of fish and 25 species of reptiles. Afterwards, we will return to the hotel for dinner and your overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a visit to the Sigiriya Rock. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, a spectacular Rock Fortress, is one of Sri Lanka's major attractions. The most impressive facets of the unique complex are the Water Gardens, the Frescoes of beautiful maidens, the Mirror Wall with ancient graffiti, the Lion platform and the Summit of 1.6 hectares, which was completely covered by buildings during the period of Sigiriya's glory. Built by King Kashyapa (477-495 A.D.), the 'Lion Rock' is a Citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from the scrub Jungle. Afterwards, enjoy a trek through the archetypal Sri Lankan Village. The trek begins with a scenic walk along a bund of a Wewa (manmade reservoir). The amazing birdlife, butterflies and possible sightings of Crocodile only add to the charm of the trek. See the villagers as they go about their early morning tasks of fishing or washing clothes at the periphery of the lake. Initially one wades through a shallow stream and thereafter crosses a wider tributary in a catamaran of an obliging farmer to inspect Chena cultivation (slash and burn agriculture). With the guidance of the farmer, pick some fresh vegetables from the plot. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to the hotel for dinner and your overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After a delightful breakfast at the hotel, we continue our journey to Kandy. En route you can visit the Dambulla Cave Temple and the Spice Garden. Dambulla Cave Temple is located in the North Central province and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that dates back to the 1st Century B.C. It is an amazing complex of 5 caves, first used as a refuge by an Ancient King who on regaining his throne, commissioned magnificent carved images within the living rock. Later Kings made further improvements and the caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha, which is the largest colossal figure spanning 15 metres. Cave inscriptions from the 2nd Century B.C. are found on the walls with many paintings belonging to the Kandy period (early 19th Century). After completing the visit, we travel to the Matale Spice Garden. The Island had been famous for its spices since the medieval times and is considered as one of the main reasons the Europeans to conquered the Island and why the Arabs traded upon it from the 14th Century onwards. The most interesting feature is the opportunity to identify the real plants of spices you may be familiar with in your day to day life. A qualified guide will conduct a tour of the garden and a presentation of its products. Enjoy a special head and shoulder massage at the spice garden. Afterwards, continue to Kandy and check-in at the hotel. This evening, you can enjoy a tuk-tuk ride and city tour of Kandy. Visit a Batik Factory, a Gem Museum and the Kandy 'Tooth Relic Temple'. The Temple of Tooth Relic is a lovely exotic city. The Hill Capital and last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which retains an aura of grandeur where time has not affected it. Encircled by hills, with a tranquil lake in its centre, it is the site of the renowned Temple that enshrines the Tooth Relic of the Buddha and the Royal Botanical Gardens, which are home to one of the world's best collections of Orchids. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After a fresh breakfast, check-out of the hotel before travelling to the Nuwara Eliya where you will be able to see tea pluckers at work in the tea plantations. Here, you can visit the Tea Plantation and experience walking among the mushy tea plants and talking to the tea pluckers. Sri Lanka is one of the world's largest exporters of tea with a roaring tea industry that dominates the Island's Central Highlands. Introduced to the country by British tea planter James Taylor in 1867, tea irreversibly changed the topography and even the demography of the country. Upon arrival in Nuwara Eliya, check-in at the hotel. This evening, enjoy a sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya including Victoria Park and Pink Post office. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast at the hotel. our journey continues to Yala with a stop en route to visit the Ravana Falls. Upon arrival in Yala, check-in at the hotel. This evening, you will get the wild experience of Yala National Park by 4x4 Jeeps. Yala National Park is a huge area of forest, grassland and lagoons bordering the Indian Ocean in southeast Sri Lanka. It's home to wildlife such as Leopards, Elephants and Crocodiles, as well as hundreds of Bird species. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to the hotel for dinner and your overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After Breakfast at the hotel, continue travelling to Bentota. Upon arrival, check-in to the hotel. This evening, you can visit the Galle Fort. Galle Fort, in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese before being extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th Century from 1649 onwards. It is a historical, archaeological and architectural heritage monument, which, even after more than 432 years, maintains a polished appearance due to extensive reconstruction work done by Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka. After the tour, you willl be transferred back to the hotel for dinner and your overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Airport for your onward journey or departure flight home. Meals: Breakfast
Tour Prices are per person twin share in Australian Dollars. Conditions apply and group tours are subject to change and availability. Prices are subject to currency fluctuations. (tlc)
